Rajnath lays the foundation stone for Nyoma airfield near the LAC in eastern Ladakh Context On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the vital Nechiphu tunnel on the axis to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and effectively set the groundwork for the Nyoma airstrip in eastern […]
To enhance IAF efficiency, govt. to buy weapons locally What is the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)? India’s decision-making body for approving capital acquisition requests for defence-related purchases is the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC). It is led by the defence minister and is made up of […]
Astra air-to-air missile test-fired from Tejas in ‘textbook launch’ Context On Wednesday, Tejas, a light combat aircraft (LCA), successfully test-fired an indigenous Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa. What are the features of Tejas ? Overview of the aircraft Indian single-engine, delta-wing, […]
DRDO drone crashes in Karnataka Context On Sunday, farmland in the Chitradurga region of Karnataka was the site of a collision involving a DRDO unmanned testing aircraft. What is TAPAS? TAPAS BH-201, also known as the Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon-201(Sanskrit: tápas, “Heat”), […]
Navies of India and the UAE carry out a military exercise Context : As part of initiatives to strengthen maritime security cooperation, the Navies of India and the UAE conducted a military drill. Overview of the naval exercise Navy Exercise Zayed Talwar was performed by […]
Nyoma advanced landing ground in eastern Ladakh is being upgraded to handle fighter jets Context Defense officials revealed that this week saw the start of construction on the extension of the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Nyoma in eastern Ladakh as part of the ongoing […]
Defence Ministry to switch to locally built OS in computers amid threats Context : The Defence Ministry has made the decision to replace the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in all computers connected to the Internet with a new OS, Maya, based on open-source Ubuntu developed […]
SC to appoint an all-woman panel to oversee relief in Manipur Context The Supreme Court will appoint a three-person all-female committee, led by Justice Gita Mittal, a former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, to offer a “healing touch” in the violently […]
TNA categorically rejects Ranil’s offer of devolution Context Ranil Wickremasinghe’s pledge to execute the 13th Amendment without granting police powers was “categorically rejected” on Tuesday by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), who referred to it as “another hollow promise”. What is the background behind the […]
Deliberations on the increasing rate of permanent intake through the Agnipath scheme Context: There are discussions currently underway about expanding the intake size per batch from approximately 46,000 and the recruitment to permanent cadre from 25% to 50% once the first batch of Agniveers join […]